It's an Emergency

A part of our anatomy & physiology lesson plan I decided to do a section on first aid, CPR and emergency preparation. I made a list of everything I could think of to put in a home emergency kit, a car emergency kit and a first aid kit...especially with winter coming on, and a 10 hour drive ahead of the kids and I next week I thought it important for the kids to have a clear understanding.

First Aid Kit:

• medical tape
• butterfly tape
• scizzors
• 4" guaze sterile pads
• 3" guaze roll
• Elastic bandages
• cotton swabs & balls
• towels
• tweezers
• eye patch
• arm sling
• popsicle sticks (tongue depressor or small splint)
• 12" Rulers (good for splinting)
• breakable ice packs
• hydrogen peroxide
• rubbing alcohol
• bandaids
• pain reliever
• ipecac syrup
• Skin creams: hydrocortozone cream / calamine lotion / antibiotic cream
• Rehydration Fluids
• Eye Wash

Home Emergency Kits:

• 3 Gallons of Water & water treatment tabs
• 3 day supply of non-parishable foods
• Battery powered radio
• Flashlight
• Batteries
• First aid kit
• dust masks
• moist towelettes
• garbage bags & ties
• mini-tool kit & mini axe
• can opener
• 3 day supply of medicines
• pet food
• sleeping bags
• copies of important documents
• cash & change
• extra socks, blankets
• hats, mittens, jackets
• chlorine bleach
• fire extinguisher
• water proof matches
• candles
• personal hygiene items
• mess kids (plates, bowls, silverware, napkins)
• paper & pencil
• books, games, puzzles for the kids

Car Emergency Kits:

• jumper cables
• large fleece blanket
• hats & mittens
• large flashlight
• batteries
• 2 x 20 recovery tarp
• folding shovel
• canned goods or meal bars
• bags of sand
• bright cloth
• candles & waterproof matches
• metal coffee can (good for melting snow)
• pocket knife
• mini-tool kit
• rope/tow chain
• ice scrapper
• flares
• whistle
• maps
• phone charger
• emergency water packets
• emergency flat tire fixer

Out To-Go Bags

Jeez, I hate Grocery Shopping Day!Because my fam only has 1 car, on days that I need it, I have to drive my husband to work at 7am (I'm soooo NOT a morning person). Then I have to go to the bank. Then, generally, the kids beg for a doughnut. Only then can I meet my dad at the various stores. Do all the shopping. Go home to put away the groceries. Have lunch. Then wait an hour or so to go pick up my hubby from work. That's on Thursday. Then on Friday, I have to repeat the experience. See, I'm really, really cheap....so that means shopping at a minimum of 4 different stores to get the best prices...then there's also the coupon clipping and circular perusing....ugh...This also means that every 2 weeks Thursday and Friday are a little pressed for time & stress, making HS a bit more of a challenge.

So, I bring our to-go bags. These have lessons they are capable of completing while in the car...no it's probably not as good as having my full attention on the lesson, but it's the best way of not skipping days for our family.

Our To-Go bags include:
Writting Lessons (a writing notebook for each child with the page prepared for the words or letters we're working on)
Coloring pages: I'm slightly obsessive, I admit it, so I prepare a folder each week that contains coloring pages, connect-the-dots, etc that have to do with the lessons we've been covering.
Simple Worksheets: Lets face it in the car the handwritting suffers, so I add a few simple math, history, geography, etc worksheets to the folder.
Writing Utencils: Crayons, Markers, Colored Pencils a Pencil and an Eraser all erasable (no use destroying the interior of my new car).
Clip Board: Makes writing on laps easier
Small books (1 for each child)